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Context

Annual reports are the cornerstone of investor and regulatory reporting. They require alignment with all marketing and legal documentation, they must be consistent with other documents, e.g. prospectus, KIID, factsheets, and coherent with figures used for tax computation or AIFMD reporting.

Furthermore, increasing requirements for transparency from local and international regulators impact the content of the annual reports by requiring additional and more detailed disclosures. AIFMD, ESMA guidelines and ALFI recommendations, all these new requirements increase the complexity and therefore the necessary expertise to compile such reports.

Issues and challenges

More than ever, markets and investors alike, including fund selectors, look for high quality and transparent statements compiled to standards of industry best practice. Increasingly, funds are looking to publish their annual and semi-annual accounts well within the prescribed legal deadlines.

The challenge is how to meet these demands with a quality product, with the flexibility to work in multiple accounting and reporting standards and at the same time ensure co-ordination and a smooth workflow across numerous stakeholders.

Globalisation has increased demands on fund reporting

Clients have requirements in different jurisdictions and for different products with multiple GAAPs

In the interests of cost effectiveness, clients are looking to have a single process to produce annual reports across multiple jurisdictions, products and information providers

For the process to be efficient, regulatory and other changes must be built into the process ‘upstream’ and not left to the final round before being reflected

A core, not an ancillary activity

In many cases the preparation and production of financial statements is seen as an adjunct to the daily NAV process, which is not necessarily the case

Fund reporting is an essential and core activity in its own right in the annual fund cycle

The importance of financial statements, their complexity, the multiple interactions surrounding them and the scrutiny they attract, all require high quality processes, systems and execution

Our fund reporting & financial statements services

Our services

High-level quality service performed by professionals with solid expertise of regulated and best practice standards in accounting and reporting

Benefit from long-time experienced staff, dedicated to the production of annual reports, who focus on your needs and personal requests

Permanent and easy access to the status of the compilation process and update procedure if requested

Ensuring regulatory timeframes in terms of reporting and filing, and legal dispositions, as set by international, European and local controlling financial institutions, are respected and applied on time

Possibility to choose the the level of operational support, depending on which responsibilities you want to delegate or share

Competitive and 'all-in' quote allowing for easier cost management

A dedicated central point of contact reachable 5 days a week, 12 hours a day

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Partner | EMEA Investment Management Leader

Vincent is a partner within the advisory and consulting department and also leads the clients and markets initiative as well as all services relating to the investment management industry in the Europ... More

Director | Fund Reporting Services - Reporting

Olivier is leading Deloitte's fund reporting services team since 2002. He developped Fund reporting solution and services for various administrators and promotors. He started his career with Compaq Co... More

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